Hard Work,

hard work, hard work is all beneficial, hope for the best, Keep your heart with no limits, Since that life hast a good definition, Since that hard work will bring a reward, Hope and pray for the best, That I never get tired, You got to strive on and on, Never fail in your coming up, Since that Iam bold, Since that I got work to do on earth, There is a glory that is awaiting me, That the good will win forever, Get a promise that the Lord is the higher guide.

There Is More To Life Than Hard Work

I can't say my life's been a great life that I've been there and I've done thatBut I worked in pipe laying crew for Michael Kelleher in Buninyong near BallaratAnd I worked in the late eighties for a firm called C.D.L.Jack hammering in the heat of Summer when the days were hot as hell.

101 Collins Street Melbourne I remember that addressNot that I enjoyed the work there I remember none the lessUp each morning at five thirty then to work on tram I'd goAnd left that building site each evening covered in dust head to toe.

Another four years as tree clearer up by powerlines clearing treesOperating a cherry picker for such you don't need degreesFor a Travel tower company a growing concern managed by a greedy lotThey still owe me two weeks wages something I have not forgot.

Up working mornings at five thirty between work and travel a twelve hour dayWhilst my so called bosses made their millions I took home bare living payNow I take it nice and easy and I'm well off now as I was thenIf your bosses make their millions for you there can't be a win

I worked as tree feller in Ireland far away and long agoIn the high woods by the mountains where the peaks wear hats of snowMost Winter days were wet and chilly up to April not much sunshineOnly sound the cold wind soughing in the larch and spruce and pine.

'Hard work never did anybody harm' to coin that phrase it took a foolHard work your life's bound to shorten you can overwork a muleHard working Joe is dead at fifty, Pete on welfare living onPete five years older and quite healthy he's still here and Joe is gone.

Maybe I've drudged for a few years but I'm not proud of that at allAnd if my life has got one highlight such as now I can't recallAnd if one tell me how hard he work I tell him my watch is slowAnd I'm late for an appointment 'see you later got to go'.

'Ned the basher' at his local like to sing his praises loudAnd boast of the hard work he's done to an uninterested crowd, He's proud to show his work callouses he must have an empty lifeBut he never once did mention how he often beats his wife

There is more to life than hard work, work to live but not to dieAnd if you labour hard poor fellow life you never can enjoyIf your boss is making millions and you take home bare living payMaybe you should have a re-think and perhaps give the job away.

Walk And Talk

Walk that walk.Talk that talk.Walk that walk.Talk that talk.Walk that walk.Talk that talk.Walk that walk.Talk that talk.Walk that walk.Oh, talk that talk and walk that walk.Talk that talk.Walk that walk.Talk that talk.Baby, you look so good.Come on baby,walk and talk.Come on baby,walk and talk.A-when ya' talk to me,you know you look so good. (Transcribed by ear; corrections requested and welcomed!)

In My Hard Work

the goddess of poetryby reason of my hard workas a poetwriting poems and more poemsdid not give me wingsas rewardneither did she give melaurel leaves as incentives or a vacation toChina or cash not even a trophyor plaque of appreciationto time allottedto emotions devoted

she is cruel to meshe gave me a pair of black eye-bagsswollen eyeballsback pains, tormented mindstuttering mouth

and a very nice sleepon the other hand

with a bonus i am now more focusedon what i really wanti am self-reliant.

I Walk And Look Up At The Sky

I walk and look up at the sky I try to dream again-But even the stars disappoint They are not what we once thought them to be.

The sky too is a chaos of impersonal violence -Forces greater than us mock our human power And we are little little things on one small blue light.

How will we begin to dream againHow will I with my little lines write dreams which mean anything?

Night O beautiful night With your long lonely distances, And the promises you give as I step by step move deeper into youHold me now for a while quietly And help me forget Where we areAnd all we can never become.

Everyone Here Is Working Hard For You

'I am aware that I am a writer.Not an accountant.Nor someone who sets limits, To achieve a final goal.Or someone seeking to impress.

Each day presents its own personality.I'm learnig to appreciate quality and not quantity.There is something about life I more understand each day.My personal awareness of 'that' is what I keep addressed.'

Oh...So what is that? If you don't mind me asking?

'I know I am not alone...Even though I perceive I am on my own! I hear voices clearly say to me, Everyone here is working hard for you.That you must believe.'

I see.And that makes you produce quality you don't notice? An involvement you keep distanced?

'I did not say I didn't notice the quality.Painfully that's done.I don't put my sights on 'quantity'.I don't want to overwhelm.As much as I choose to stun! And that takes paying attention to everyone! '

Like the voices heard in your head?

'You see...You're trying to take this somewhere else.And what you are 'attempting' to imply...I'm not wasting any more of my time to listen to! Read more than you do.And if there is any comprehension to communicate, You need not announce that to me! '

Are You Gonna Be There

If I was downWould your arms lift me up to higher groundWith just the strength of your loveWhen I was lostWould I find something in your eyes to lead me home

And if it all went wrongWould you be there to holdIt's easy to be there through the good timesBut when the times get hardWould you stay or walk away

Chorus:Are you gonna be there when the rain comesAre you gonna be there with the waterCan you say you'll be there with the riverAre you gonna be thereWill you stand by my side through the bad timesThrough whatever we'll be will you still be mineWill you stay in my life for a lifetimeAre you gonna be there

When I need someone to holdSomeone there for meAre you gonna be there

In all my worldIf it should all fall downWill you be thereBe there to turn it aroundWill you still careCan I depend on you to see me through this lifeIf it all goes wrongWill you still make it right

It's easy to be there through the good timesBut when the times get hardWill you still be on my side

Chorus

When I need someone beside meSomeone there for meAre you gonna beThere with the arms to hold meThere with the love I needThen will you be thereWill you be thereHeart and soulI need to know

Are you gonna be thereAre you gonna still care(Are you gonna still care)Are you gonna be there

Will you stand by my side(Stand by my side)Are you gonna be mineAre you gonna be there(Are you gonna be there)